There's an interesting article in the Washington Post Travel Section featuring Strasburg & the Red Caboose Motel at ...
Marshall D Abrams
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Apr 6, 2008 6:30 pm
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There's an interesting article on the front page of the Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/20/AR2008042002407.html ...
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Apr 21, 2008 1:53 pm
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I'm posting this on behalf of John Nickum. Please respond to him and cc me. ... Model Railroading is fun. Marshall Abrams, Computer Clerk Potomac Division of...
Hi all, I'm new to the NMRA, trying a six-month membership out. I live in South Stafford County, so I'm actually in the James River Division, but much closer...
Welcome to the NMRA, the MER region, and to the Potomac Div., Norm! If you can make it to it, the MER regional Convention is this Oct. 16- 19 in Reston VA. ...
Martin et al, Thanks to the warm welcomes I've received. I hope I can make it to the MER Convention this October. I work for the Navy and sometimes travel at...
After talking to john Drye, I am looking into insurance. In order to determine how much my State Farm homeowners covers and whether I should buy additional...
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Jul 2, 2008 5:51 pm
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Hi Marshall, I have helped several people inventory their railroads. The figure that seems to come closest as of about five years ago was $50 per square...
Thanks Bruce. Are structures inventories separately? I was thinking of valuing rolling stock at replacement cost. Would it be appropriate to value structures...
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Jul 3, 2008 3:28 pm
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Hi Marshall, The $50 per square foot inncluded everything (lumber, scenery, rolling stock, and control systems) None of the railroads I helped evaluate had...
I'm continuing to figure out how to value my layout. Here's what I found so far. The NMRA insurance FAQ contains the following: Q. How much coverage should I...
Marshall D Abrams
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Jul 5, 2008 2:25 am
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I've been struggling with the rolling stock issue for almost a year. While many of us may have some older cars (even 1950's era), the value of these cars ...
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Jul 5, 2008 1:45 pm
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Marshall, When you get this all sorted out, you are going to have a great article for Scale Rails! Russ Forte Ellicott City, MD _____ From:...
To celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Union Station in Washington, DC, a remarkable collection of historic trains will be on display on the upper level tracks...
This has been bubbling for several years. If you would like to learn more of the legal details, go to http://jmri.sourceforge.net/k/updates.html#next Ross ...
I am dismayed that, in so many instances, our litigious society is impinging on hobbies, particularly our model railroading. Don't have a clue what to do ...
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Oct 6, 2008 2:05 pm
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Congrat's to our PD members Bill Day and Dave Emery! Both came away with awards from the Contest room at last week's MER Convention! Bill demonstrated another...
Here's a "Tiny URL" for Martin's link: http://tinyurl.com/6xjyo9 Interesting stuff! Ross _____ From: PD_NMRA@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PD_NMRA@yahoogroups.com]...
Doubt that there was anything of any consequence, i.e. range, emission present when the photos were taken for that reason and for security as well -- anything...
As a result of me bringing some trains to work for Model Railroad Month, I received the following from the father of another employee. If you're interested,...
Yahoo is Tracking Group Members Yahoo is now using "Web Beacons" to track every Yahoo Group user. It's similar to cookies, but allows Yahoo to record every...
In case you missed it, there's a registration form on the web. Guests welcome. Norfolk Southern Car Shops Virginia Transportation Museum Freight Car America ...
For those interested in the Special Awards that are made at the annual MER Convention out of the Contest Room, the description of each award, the pertinent...
Evening all, Welcome to the Potomac Division Roanoke Trip scheduled for May 2, 2009. We currently have 25 paid attendees, with more coming every day. I've...